Feel the Fire (Overkill album)

Feel the Fire is the debut studio album by American thrash metal band Overkill, released on October 15, 1985[1] through Megaforce Records.

The final track, "Sonic Reducer", is a cover of a 1977 song by punk rock band Dead Boys; it was not included on the vinyl[2] or cassette[3] versions of the album, and on some CD reissues it was instead placed between "Second Son" and "Hammerhead".

[5] Feel the Fire received a positive review from AllMusic's Alex Henderson, who awarded the album three stars out of five, saying that it "made quite a splash within the heavy metal community and listenership", and "possessed all the blistering riffs and complete abandonment fans would learn to expect from Overkill."

Henderson then finished his review, saying that Feel the Fire "solidified a loyal fan base that would grow steadily as the band expanded their sound and catalog through the mid- and late '80s.

Overkill spent most of 1985 and 1986 on tour for Feel the Fire, supported by bands such as Carnivore, S.O.D., Blessed Death, Nuclear Assault, Liege Lord and D.R.I.